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Should have pulled the trigger on that deal...
Trade buzz: Amar’e likely staying with Suns
By Marc J. Spears and Adrian Wojnarowski 55 minutes ago
Barring an unexpected trade offer materializing in the final few hours, Amar’e Stoudemire’s agent expects him to remain with the Phoenix Suns for the rest of the season.
As a Suns source told Yahoo! Sports on Wednesday, a trade with the Miami Heat is a “longshot, at best.”
“He’s staying here,” the Suns source said.
Stoudemire’s agent, Happy Walters, had several tense conversations with Suns general manager Steve Kerr on Wednesday after talks between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns ended.
Everyone kept waiting for a sleeper to steal Amar’e Stoudemire in the last hours prior to the trade deadline. How about the San Antonio Spurs? After all, they had privately considered making a bid for Stoudemire.
Still, while the Spurs and Suns did have a cursory conversation in this process, discussions never got going because San Antonio is unwilling to move two of its best young players, guard George Hill and forward DeJuan Blair.
Stoudemire is unhappy with the way he’s been jerked around the last few trade deadlines, and it will undoubtedly be an uncomfortable final several weeks with the Suns.
– Adrian Wojnarowski, 11:11 a.m. ET, Feb. 18
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...yhoo&type=lgns
Should have pulled the trigger on that deal...
That's not surprising at all. I wonder how fast the Spurs hung the phone up.
As much as I love Blair/Hill...I probably do this.
Or do I..I don't know. First reaction was yes, but then thinking about it more...I don't know.
o? o? you still there?
As much as you love Blair/Hill, that why you DON'T do this.
BTW, just offering up Hill/Blair wouldn't do it anyway. The Spurs would've need to package up more assets or involve a 3rd team.
People tend to overrate Stoudamire anyway.
I wouldnt have pulle dthe trigger.. You risk losing all three players at season's end. I highly doubt Amare would have stayed.
no.
Probably mid way through their laughing....
For half a season rental of a mentally challenged moron who'd never understand the system or play a lick of defense unless someone spoonfeeds him for easy baskets. No way.
no way in ...glad it didnt happen
Stated much better than I was able to.
I'd give up RJ/Blair or any combination thereof for Amare. Not Hill, Manu, Tony, Duncan (obviously).
so lose Blair and Hill for a few couple month rental of Amare????
no!
RJ only would be close.
Hill and Blair are FAR MORE important and valuable to the Spurs than RJ.
Did you see the kind of deals the Suns were getting offered for Amare? No one overrates him, because everyone expects his knee to disintegrate at any moment. I mean no disrespect to Blair and Hill, but the Suns would have been crazy to make that deal.
The Suns' two best players are a PG and PF. Why would they deal for a lesser PG and a lesser PF?
LOL @ Kerr trying to pull a fast one on Pop
Back in 2007 PHX wouldn't give up Amare to get Garnett, now they can't even get teams to give up JJ Hickson, George Hill, or DeJuan Blair.
Amare is a fantastic offensive player, mediocre rebounder and defensive dumb-ass.
i'm sorry you say yessss
Well at this point in their career I'd much rather have Amar'e than KG, but yeah, I get what you're saying. I'm glad we didn't do this trade though. George Hill and DeJuan Blair is too much for Amar'e.
It would be giving up your future for a chance at the now.
I see why people don't want to give up Hill/Blair, but who knows when we get another player who we can build around? Does keeping Hill/Blair for the remaining years of TD put us into championsip contention? And on the other hand does a combination of TD/Amare pose a threat?
I'm not trying to start an argument or anything, i'm just trying to put across my feelings on the matter.
Amare is a product of the system, he needs a setup guard like nash for him to flourish. If he were to come here, he would not be a good weakside defender and would be just another blackhole in the offense. He doesn't know how to make players around him better and is not as dominant athletic wise anymore.
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